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How do you ensure your organisation's digital approach is consistent? In this playlist, we explore the importance of collective agreements, policy, and teamwork in the digital environment.
This is not only about understanding your organisation's expectations but also about actively using digital media and tools to gather reliable knowledge about young people. You will learn how to improve your working methods by actively sharing ideas and experiences with colleagues. Peer learning is key to successful, uniform digital youth work.
Key Focus Areas in this Playlist:
- The availability and use of shared guidelines (C2.1).
- Creating reliable knowledge through digital means (C2.2).
- Using digital tools to share ideas and experience with peers (C2.3).
About the Digital Competence Check
This playlist is directly linked to Competence Area 2 of the Digital Competence Check Shared guidelines and peer learning, which is based on the European DYW SNAC Model. The Check covers 5 areas, 14 specific competences, and 38 indicators, helping you to map your starting proficiency level. By following this playlist, you will specifically target and improve the skills identified as areas for development.
This playlist features activities from the platform, all directly connected to this competence area. It is up to you to decide which activities are the most interesting and relevant for your professional development.
Within each activity, you will find four different badges. One badge is specifically intended for the Youth Worker. There are also badges for the Youth Worker's Manager and for Young People, should you wish to involve them in your development. This joint growth path is essential and is rooted in the Digital Systemic Team approach. Evidence shows that digital youth work is best realised when these four roles (Youth Worker, Manager, Young Person) collaborate.
Atividades para concluir
Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated
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This activity helps young people and youth workers explore their digital skills, motivations, and development paths using a simple self-assessment tool.
The Digital Compass worksheet is a one-page reflection tool with five powerful questions that guide users through an honest look at their digital abilities and future goals. By filling it out, you’ll map your current digital competences, define your motivation and aspirations, and identify opportunities for growth, collaboration, and action.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Reflect on your digital skills, interests, and learning needs.
- Identify opportunities for personal or professional development in the digital world.
- Create a mini action plan to continue learning and stay relevant in a fast-changing digital environment.
Get Inspired
The Digital Compass was developed as part of the “Global Youth Skills” playlist in the "Befriend the Machines" activity. The tool draws inspiration from the Institute for the Future, which highlights digital and technological literacy as one of the top 5 future competences. In a world driven by automation and innovation, knowing where you stand — and where you want to go — is the first step toward staying empowered and employable.
Use the Digital Compass as a reflective worksheet or turn it into a conversation starter in youth settings. Whether you're mapping your first steps into tech or considering your next big leap, this tool can ground your direction and boost your confidence. Try it out HERE.
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore the role-specific badges below to access tasks that guide self-reflection and digital growth:
- Young people can use the compass to assess their digital skills, discover new career paths, and explore learning opportunities in tech and digital fields.
- Youth workers can integrate the tool into 1-on-1 mentoring, digital literacy workshops, or career development activities.
- Youth organisations can use the compass to design strategic digital upskilling initiatives or support pathways for young people to thrive in the future of work.
Suggested follow up activities
- Create Your Digital Learning Plan: Turn your completed compass into a concrete plan using free tools like Trello, Notion, or a simple timeline. What’s your next step this week? This month? This year? How will you measure your success and who will you invite int your digigal journey with you?
- Organise a Digital Skills Exchange Day: Invite peers or mentors to share their digital skills — from video editing to AI tools — and match them with the needs identified in each other’s compass.
- Host a “Future of Work” Meetup: Use the five compass questions as guiding themes for discussion and workshops on careers, automation, and future job skills. Bring in experts or alumni to share insights.
Claim open badge recognition
After completing this activity, you can earn digital badges that recognise your progress in:
- Digital self-assessment and learning planning
- Awareness of future skills and digital career pathways
- Youth empowerment through self-reflection and intentional growth
Who created this resource?
This activity was created by Cities of Learning partners (Breakthrough foundation and TiPovej! Institute for creative society) as part of the “Global Youth Skills” playlist in the "Befriend the Machines" activity. It draws inspiration from the Institute for the Future, which highlights digital an highlighting digital readiness as a core skill for future generations.
The Digital Compass tool is designed to be accessible and empowering — a small but powerful step toward digital confidence and career clarity.
Next steps: Expand your digital skills self-assessment with key European frameworks DigComp, Digital Competence Framework for Youth Workers, and Digital Capacity Framework for Youth Work Organisations, that offer tasks and reflections tailored to each group to guide their digital development in practice. You can find them in the specially created "Developing digital competencies and capacities in youth work" activity.

Get activity badge
Awarded for completing the Digital Compass self-assessment and creating a basic action plan for developing digital competences. This badge recognises your initiative to reflect on your digital skills, motivations, and opportunities for growth.
Skills and experiences gained
This badge supports the development of:
- Digital literacy and awareness
- Self-reflection and goal setting
- Career planning and motivation
- Lifelong learning orientation
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Tarefas
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
Reflect on your answers and identify 1 area you want to improve.
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
Share your learning goal or plan with someone (mentor, peer, or youth worker) and collect their feedback on your learning/career action plan.